11:37 - 18.11.2019

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November 18, Fineko/abc.az. Over Jan-Sept Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover amounted to $24.837 bn, including export for $14.459 bn and import for $10.378 bn. A trade surplus of $4.8 bn formed as a result.

ABC.AZ reports with reference to the State Statistics Committee that compared with the same month of 2018, country’s foreign trade turnover increased by 7.2%, in real terms by 1.4%, including imports by 3.4% and exports by 0.3%.

For the reporting period the country exported oil and gas products for $1.413 bn (17.1% more against the 2018 same term) and in real terms 12.1% more.

According to the Committee, 28.5% of export accounts for Italy, 14.8% for Turkey, 7.2% for Israel, 5.5% for India, 4.9% for Germany, 4.7% for China, 3.6% for Spain, 3.4% for Russia, 3% for France, 2.9% for the Czech Republic, 2.8% for Georgia, 2.6% for UK, 2.4% for Portugal, 1.9% for Ukraine, and 11.8% for other countries. As for nonoil goods, Azerbaijan’s exported most of all to Russia (33%), Turkey (21.5%), Switzerland (8.9%), Georgia (8.7%), Italy (2.4%), Ukraine (2.3%), Greece (2.3%), China (2.2%), Iran (1.5%), and the Netherlands (1.4%).